Intermittent mechanical movement.



M. SEGEL.

INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I3. 1913.

1,212,570. Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

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INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL M0'VEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1913.

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MICHAEL sunset, on new YORK, 1v. Y.

INTEBMITTENT MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

Application filed June 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL SEGEL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at film, whereby a more stablemovement of the film may be secured in a positive manner.

In carrying out my invention, I provide on the continuously operatingshaft a fly wheel, through the face of which protrudes a rod which ispivotally and slidably secured to the casing surrounding the fly wheelon the one hand, and is at times caused to engage a Geneva wheel, sothat the rod will act as a crank when engaging the wheel to turn thewheel the given distance permissible; and then the crank becomesdisconnected from the Geneva wheel until a complete revolution of thefly wheel has again brought the crank into position for anotheroperation of the fly wheel. The usual cylindrically notched Genevaengagement wheel is provided to keep the intermittently operating shaftstationary at all times, except when engaged by the temporary crankmechanism.

The scope of my invention will be pointed out in the claims. 2

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of myimproved mechanism. Fig. 2 is a section through the casing on line 22Fig. 1. Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are both sections through the line 33 Fig. 1,one showing the Geneva wheel, and the cylindrical engaging member justas'the two are to turn after engagement with the crank; the other whileboth are locked in position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theengaging slide on the Geneva wheel side of the fly wheel.

As shown in the drawings, 1 is an 0rdinary power shaft provided with agear 2 meshing with a gear 3 on a continuously rotating shaft 4,rotating in the frame 5. The shaft 4 carries the fly wheel 6 at one end.and is recessed at 7 and at 8, as shown in Fig. 1. The shaft carriesbetween the frame 5 and the fly wheel 6, the notched Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Jan, 16, 1917.

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cylindrical Geneva wheel engagement member 8, which normally engages theGeneva wheel 9 as shown m Fig. 4, belng fastened on'the shaft 10, onwhich the intermittent sprockets 11 are secured. The fly wheel 6 isbored'at a distance from its axle, and a freely rotatable shaft 12inserted. The shaft is pinned to a slide 13 on one side of the flywheel, which engages a slotted guide 14, which is freely pivoted on ashaft 15, while onthe other side of the fly wheel, the device showninFig. 5, which has an engaging ridge 16 adapted at times to enter theslots of the Geneva .wheel is fas' tened, as shown in Fig. 1.

In operation, the shaft 4 with fly wheel 6 and notched cylindricalmember 8 are continuously rotated. In fly wheel 6 is mounted the shaft12, which is at one end of ridge 16. This shaft 12 and ridge 16 iscarried around the axis 4 in the fly wheel 6, and only partiallyrevolved around its own axis, as the ridge 16 must always be in directalinement with a slot of the intermittent shaft 10. I therefore providea pivotally mounted frame 14 mounted on pivot 15. Pivot 15 is mounted inthe frame 2. This pivotally mounted member 14 engages a member 13,

which is mounted on shaft 12 for the pur-.

pose of guiding and keeping the ridge 16 at all times in alinement withthe center of the intermittent shaft 10, during rotation of the flywheel 6 and especially at the time when said member 16 is about to enterthe intermittent member 9. The guides 14, 15 and 13, and'the ridge 16and shaft 12 in combination with other elements constitute the mainfeatures of my invention. The ridge 16 will follow down toward thecenter of the Geneva wheel, and as the crank is turned contraclockwisein Fig. 3, the Geneva wheel will immediately be rotated by thecrankaction of the ridge 16, the member 8 following the rotation of theshaft, 10, and again locking the device in the position of Fig. 4, theridge 16 sliding out to the left as shown in Fig. 4, and continuing itsmotion around its circle.

I claim as my invention:

1. The herein described intermittent mechanical movement consisting of acontinuously rotating shaft and an intermittently rotatable shaft,grooves on the intermittent shaft, a mechanism carried'by thecontinuously rotating shaft, consisting of a member having a ridge, saidridge being shaped to fit the grooves in the intermittent shaft, andsaid ridge being carried and slid into a groove of the intermittentshaft at intervals by the rotation of the continuously rotating shaft.

2. The herein described intermittent mechanical movement consisting of acontinuously operating shaft, a Wheel mounted thereon, an intermittentshaft, an oscillating member mounted on said Wheel, and means to guidesaid oscillating member to engage the intermittent shaft, and means fornormally locking the intermittent shaft When not engaged.

3. The herein described intermittent movement consisting of acontinuously rotating shaft, a flywheel or disk thereon, an intermittentshaft, a grooved member carried by said intermittent shaft, a pivotallymounted tongue carried by said disk adapted to engage the intermittentmember at intervals, and means for guiding said pivotally mounted memberduring its operation properly as described.

41-. The herein described intermittent mechanical movement, consistingof an intermittently rotatable shaft and a continuously operatableshaft, a pivotally mounted member carried thereby, said member having atleast one elongated ridge, said ridge engaging said intermittentlyoperated shaft, a support frame for both shafts, and guide memberscarried by said frame and the ridge member to aline the ridge memberWith the engagement elements of the intermittent shaft and means to lockthe intermittent shaft when not engaged by said ridge member.

Signed at New York city, New York, this 7th day of June, 1913.

MICHAEL SEGEL.

Witnesses:

WM. A. HAYES, HENRY L. RUPERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. G.

